The Long-Term Effects of Relocation on People with an Intellectual Disability: Quality of Life, Behavior, and Environment

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-208

  Cooper, Brian ^a   Picton, Cliff ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034387120     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150001000203     Document Type: Article

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